-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Firefighters early Thursday extinguished a massive blaze that scorched the exterior of a 40-story apartment building in Grozny , Russia 's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported .

No one was killed or injured but dozens were evacuated from the skyscraper and nearby buildings , RIA Novosti said of the fire in the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya . It quoted a spokesman for the republic 's emergencies service .

RIA Novosti said preliminary information indicated the fire was caused by a short circuit . Plastic trimming on the exterior was destroyed . The building 's interior was untouched , according to the news agency .

Wednesday , officials told CNN that no one was living at the building at the time of the fire . It was not clear whether those evacuated were workers or others temporarily in the building .

Most of the floors of the building -- the largest in Chechnya , and built just a few years ago , according to RIA Novosti -- were on fire , a police source told the news agency .

More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze .

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NEW : Apartment fire put out in Chechen capital

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NEW : Cause believed to be short circuit

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More than 100 firefighters worked extinguish fire